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NeoGAF, I'll let you in on a secret. Most of the (hundreds) of developers I know avoid you like the plague and think you're mostly cunts.
— Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb) June 18, 2014

So Sunset Overdrive is out now. Here's what the ending to the story looks like:

...Yeah, what? NeoGAF is prominently shown here. Sure, they were in Scribblenauts before, but that was entirely optional and you have to try to see the reference there. But this? This is a game shown off prominently at an E3 conference as a reason to get an Xbox One! Why are they blabbering about NeoGAF? NeoGAF doesn't even like Microsoft! They have a well-known Sony bias. Who are you trying to please?

A partnership that should've never happpened.

For the hundreds of developers who reject the radical extremists at NeoGAF, it only takes one or two to lubricate the NeoGAF circle-jerk engine. Of course, this is among many other pop culture references in the game, and even a GameFAQs reference. But none of these are as prominent as the CREDITS TO THE GAME.

I'm not saying this ruins the game or anything. If the Metacritic average is a good gauge for game quality (which inmanycases, itisnot — that last one is too high), then the game is above-average. The game is praised for its tone — self-aware, not taking things seriously. That's the type of stuff KoopaTV LIKES.

Here's the problem, though. It's irresponsible. There is a difference between being immature for fun, like we sometimes do, and being immature out of irresponsibility and stupidity, like Insomniac has done. NeoGAF already thinks they have made the big leagues a long time ago, but now they have some concrete, irrefutable evidence of being unavoidably present in an AAA game (or some amount of As), presented as a major influential thought leader. And that gives them legitimacy. Even if they're being teased, it doesn't matter to NeoGAF. They can't distinguish satire and don't have a sense of humour. If it exists, it feeds their ego.

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